Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-07-07
Election yarns are pl entiful.
Cattle are moving rapidly now.

Election yarns are lentiful.
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Cattle are moving rapidly now.
Three more issues and the agony
will he over
There was good trade all over town
last saturday.
We had a tremendous hard shower
Monday evening
"Dirt Dauber - Matter sent was
published last week.
Several OF our people spent the forth
IN neghboring state towns.
There seems to be many more mock
ing birds in town this year than usual.
The prairie chicken season is near
at hand. They are said to be plentiful.
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Mr.. Simpson, on 10. Halls place
has 200 acre field of especially fine
corn.
Tom Burlington has some Of the fin
est piums we have seen in long
time.
Court convened last Monday at Fort
Smith and as usual some of our folks
went down.
The Frisco train now arrives from
the west at 300 and leaves for the
east at $3.50.
Joe.-Papa says you are drinking too
hard and / must not see you any more.
Goodbye.
Our friends at Pryors Creek report
a happy'time at the picnic and barbe-
cue last Monday.
DR.. Bagby has been appointed with
DIR. Fortner, local surgeon for the
Missouri Pacific railway.
The man arrested as Joe Stutzer, Pat
McOarty's partner in the murder of
the Mahoneys, was not Stutzer.
Work upon the fair premium list is
about to begin. Much Of the adver.
tising space has already been engaged.
From all accounts we should Judge
If Tahlequah had few more peace(J
officers It would be a veritable "hell on
earth"
The Bunch meeting at this place oc-
ours next Tuesday. a great many
people will be present to hear what he
has to say.
Communications are coming in faster
than they can be used. Make them
brief gentlemen, and we will try and
find space for them.
1t is waste Of time and postage to
send a communication to an editor,
without your name. Correspondent
at Echo please take notice.
1t seems that in our report of the
Rabbit springs convention Granville
Craig was stated as white man. lie
is Cherokee, "to the manor born"
Rev. d. b. Nelson will preach at the
old school house in Vinita on the night
of the 9TH of July. We hope as many
Of our citizens as possible will be
/ present.
With the close Of the half year,
June 3Oth, we made aud sent out a
large number OF accounts. We are
very much in hopes our friends will
respond without delay.
Na g.. 4
US up" on the peoples convention re.
ported as occurring on Cowskin prai-
rie. We have been unable to hear Of
the affair from any other source.
The Abe Meeks barbecue and cele-
hration passed oil pleasantly-and
. lively too in spots, as the writer can
attest There were goodly number
of Ninita people in attendance. For
some reason the candidates were
dumb, so far as public speaking was
concerned.
The attorney general has decided
that there is no authority in the char
ter Of the Kansas & Arkansas Valley
] AaliANAA All'dtAl ltA Nlt NAN-
ting Of ties outside its right of way.
A large number already cut in Illinois
aud Sequoyah districts have been seiz-
ed 10y the sherihs.
While our windy neighbor, the Jour
nal, is fitting up its Office we suggest
that it procure an editor tho lack of
which is so sadly apparent. The
CHIEFrAIS has always found such a
dignitary far more useful in getting
out readable paper than four.horse
engines and $500 bets.
The National Educational associa-
tion meets at Chicago July l2th.l5th
The Missouri Pacific will sell round
trip tickets from this place at S20.15
good to return by the 18th, though
an extention of that time may be
obtained. Only educators or members
of the association are entitled to this
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